Everything we have ever had or wanted was just a good feeling inside ourselves we were trying to capture and hold.
All the desires to attain those status bench mark items that "prove" you were progressing, achieving your goals, or what you really wanted and would make you happy, is nothing but an illusion to the unaware.
For example, you want to own a Mercedes car. You give all the reasons why you should.... 'to achieve status recognition, respect, image.' What do you want status for? Respect and approval from others. What do you want respect & approval for? To have a feeling of security. What do you want security for? To feel happy.
When you continue to break down any wants or desires, it will always come down to a positive feeling.
There is no other goal but to create the good feelings within ourselves.
Everything we chase on a daily basis can prove this. All products and services are marketed to make you happy with what you are receiving. You can be very successful in business if you can offer people something that makes them feel great!
This is the reason drugs, alcohol, and sex are so widespread in the world, everyone is chasing a good feeling.
Keeping this in mind is such a benefit to create such an amazing life for ourselves & everyone around us.
We can choose to dismiss negative emotions and generate more positive ones!
This means we have everything we need within ourselves to create all our desires.
